Daming Crazy Emperor

Chapter 137

The waterway from the moat to the imperial city was repaired, and the chariot finally drove into the Taiye Pool smoothly.

In the middle of the Taiye Pool, at the South Bank Wharf next to the Yuhe Bridge, Xu Guangqi, Bi Maokang and others all built a pergola with their hands, looking excited.

As soon as the first wheel boat was on the pier, Wang Zheng couldn't wait to jump on it, got into the cabin, and ordered the Jingying Tunwei inside to quickly set off the boat, stepping on it for him to see.

He is the person in charge of ship development appointed by Taichang because he is familiar with machinery.

The others basically came to join in the fun, but no one competed with him for this boat.

Fortunately, there are a total of ten wheeled boats in this batch, and it is not impossible for everyone to grab them. As the wheeled boats approached the pier, Xu Guangqi, Bi Maokang and others jumped on it one after another, and even the crown prince dragged Xinwang up. got one.

Taichang saw that these boats were about to leave the pier for a swim in the Taiye Pond before they came to a complete stop, so he quickly waved his hand and ordered Jin Yiwei, who had already been prepared to be there, to get on the boat to protect everyone.

These brocade guards are all excellent in water, so there is no problem in rescuing a few people from the water.

To be honest, this kind of cart is quite common in Daming. Xu Guangqi, Bi Maokang and others have naturally seen it before, and they were not very interested in this cart before.

However, it was different at this time, because the emperor said that he wanted to turn the cart into a steam-driven ship, and they got excited.

Everyone wants to study in detail how to turn a cart into a ship.

Looking at the wheels scattered in the Taiye Pool like headless chickens, Taichang couldn't laugh or cry.

These people, as soon as they got excited, they didn't care about anything. He, the emperor, was still standing on the pier, and all of them ordered people to drive away in a boat in high spirits.

Of course, these people couldn't snatch up ten wheeled boats, and there were still a few boats parked on the pier.

However, he wasn't interested in going there, because he took a cart on the trip from Taicang to Jinling, and he already knew what it looked like inside and how the cart worked, otherwise he wouldn't have thought of taking the cart. The wheels are transformed into ships.

To be honest, it is really easy to transform this wheeled wheel into a ship, because it is a ship itself, but the paddling wooden wheels on both sides are driven by people's feet, not by steam engines.

In other words, as long as the steam engine is connected to the pedals, the wheel can become a steam engine-driven ship.

He must have no problem with this idea, because the most primitive steamboat rowing wheel is exposed outside, and it is on both sides of the hull, which is almost exactly the same shape as the wheel boat. Underwater propeller behind the hull.

The technology at the moment can reach this level. It is very good to be able to connect the steam engine to the wheel boat and drive the paddle wheel.

As for how to connect it, he doesn't need to think about it. Wang Zheng is a mechanical expert, and he should be able to handle such trivial matters.

Sure enough, not long after, Wang Zheng ordered someone to bring the wheel boat he was riding on to the shore, and then he jumped up excitedly and cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, it is not difficult to transform this wheel wheel into a ship, as long as the steam engine and Install the boiler, and then replace the pedals and wheel axles with iron ones, and it should be almost the same.”

Taichang nodded slightly and said: "Well, you should try to put things on it as soon as possible, this ship is very useful."

Wang Zheng looked at the pier, then at the Yudai Bridge on the left, and then at the wall on the right, then said carefully: "Your Majesty, why don't we move everything to Chengguang Hall, the wall near the pier If we open another door here, it will be much more convenient for us to load and unload things.”

Uh, just ask me for a palace!

Well, anyway, there are palaces everywhere in the palace and the imperial city, and not many of them are really used.

If Wang Zheng and the others were still making steam engines in the side hall of Ciqing Palace, it would be quite troublesome, because Ciqing Palace is seven or eight miles away from the pier in the middle of Taiye Pool, and it would take hours to walk back and forth to carry things. It's even more troublesome.

Besides, after the release of vulcanized rubber, the problem of steam engine leakage has been almost solved, and the steam engine should be mass-produced next. The side hall in the Ciqing Palace is simply not enough, and the Chengguang Palace is bigger than the entire Ciqing Palace. It is definitely no problem to transform it into a workshop specializing in the processing of steam engines.

Thinking of this, Taichang directly said to Cao Huachun beside him: "Zi Ru, let all the people in Chengguang Hall move out, and then order people to open the gate at the position facing the pier."

Immediately afterwards, he waved to Xu Guangqi who had just disembarked: "Zi first, come here and tell you something."

Xu Guangqi quickly walked over, bowed his hands and said, "Your Majesty, what are your orders?"

Taichang pointed to the wall beside him and said, "From now on, Chengguang Hall will be used exclusively to produce steam engines. You can choose a group of copper craftsmen and let them move in."

Xu Guangqi hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "Okay, I will do it later."

Taichang thought about it again, and simply said: "You find another group of craftsmen to come over and renovate the Chengguang Hall, and directly change it into a workshop style, so that it will be more convenient to work."

Uh, turn a palace in the imperial city into a workshop?
The emperor is really willing!
Xu Guangqi was stunned for a moment, then cupped his hands and said, "I understand."

The renovation progress of Chengguang Hall was still very fast. Under Wang Zheng's urging, Cao Huachun's cronies opened a big hole in the wall that morning. In the afternoon, a large number of craftsmen began to rebuild Chengguang Hall and the surrounding areas of the main hall. Premises gone.

Wang Zheng didn't care about this either. After the steam engine set was brought over, he ordered someone to carry it on a wheeled wheel and start thinking about it.

Immediately afterwards, Bi Maokang, Song Yingxing, Sun Yuanhua, and dozens of coppersmiths from the Ministry of Industry also moved in one after another. The entire Chengguang Hall was suddenly full of people, and the sound of tinkling and knocking continued, making it very lively.

Taichang also ran this way when he had nothing to do, and he was making suggestions and going to the field to help, and he didn't regard himself as the emperor at all.

With everyone's concerted efforts, the progress of the ship's development is astonishingly fast. In less than ten days, the first ship sample will be assembled and the ship will be seaworthy.

After the morning court that day, Taichang finished approving a few important memorials, and was about to throw the rest to the prince Zhu Youxiao for approval, when the little eunuch at the door suddenly said softly: "Your Majesty, the supervisor of ceremonies holds the pen, and the admiral of Dongchang , Eunuch Wei asks to see you."

Wei Zhongxian!
What is this guy doing here?

Taichang was puzzled and said: "Xuan."

Soon, Wei Zhongxian walked in with this memorial-like thing in his hands. After the emperor and his ministers saluted, he raised the thing in his hand as if offering a treasure, and bowed: "Your Majesty, Wang Shaohui, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, wrote This is a good item, please take a look."

Wang Shaohui is a waste. He was dismissed and investigated for corruption, carelessness, and weak talent in his early years. If he hadn't recognized Wei Zhongxian as his godfather, he would still be squatting at home now.

Such a waste snack, what good things can be written?
Taichang took the things in Wei Zhongxian's hands, unfolded them, and immediately had a strange look on his face.

"Donglin Dianjianglu"!
Marshal Kaishan

Li Sancai, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs of Nanjing

The two leaders of the general army:
Tiankuixing Timely Rain Grand Scholar Ye Xianggao
Tiangang Star Jade Kylin Official Secretary Zhao Nanxing

Two members in charge of the secret military division:

Miao Changqi, a scholar of the Imperial Academy of Science and Technology
Tian Xianxing Enters the Clouds Dragon Zuodu Censor Gao Panlong

This means that the eunuch party has gradually taken control of the power of the court, and it is ready to settle accounts with the Donglin party!
The one hundred and eight heroes in Liangshan seem to be praising Donglin, but they are actually calling them gangsters.

Alas, all right, rebel against thieves.

Hurry up and get rid of Dong Lin's gang of rebels, I will take care of you gang of rebels!
I hope that this imperial examination can find enough talents to replace these rebellious officials and thieves in one fell swoop.

Taichang frowned slightly and pondered for a while, then solemnly said: "Sun Chengzong and Yuan Keli can't move, you have to remember Xiong Tingbi's lesson, if you move them, something big will happen in Liaodong! Besides, they are not the real Donglin, Donglin's They won't care about it."

These two people hold heavy soldiers in their hands, how dare I move!
It just so happened that these two stumps were not Dong Lin, so there was no need to worry about anything when they started.

Wei Zhongxian hurriedly cupped his hands and said: "The slaves understand, the emperor can rest assured that the slaves will not touch them."

Taichang nodded slightly, and then solemnly warned: "Be careful, don't cause chaos in the court!"

(End of this chapter)